New Caledonia booked their place in the women's football final with a crushing 5-1 win over the Cook Islands ©Port Moresby 2015

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The New Caledonian side set up a meeting with the hosts in the final with their convincing win over a hapless Cook Islands side ©Port Moresby 2015

The men's 3,000 metres steeplechase was won by home favourite Sapolai Yao ©Justin Tkatchenko/Facebook

The first day of karate at Port Moresby 2015 yielded five gold medals for New Caledonia and three for Fiji ©Port Moresby 2015

The opening day of netball took place at the PNG Power Dome with the Solomon Islands suffering defeat to hosts Papua New Guinea ©Port Moresby 2015

Defending champions Fiji began their pursuit of a fifth straight Pacific Games netball title with a 100-15 mauling of Vanuatu ©Skerah/Facebook

Beach volleyball was another sport to make its first appearance at Port Moresby 2015 ©Port Moresby 2015

Papua New Guinea got their lawn bowls campaign off to a good start with their pairs and triples teams winning both their matches ©Port Moresby 2015

International Hockey Federation President Leandro Negre met with Papua New Guinea Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko today ©Justin Tkatchenko/Facebook

The Samoan cricket team flew home today armed with the gold medals they won by beating hosts Papua New Guinea in a thrilling final ©Twitter